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Originally Posted by just another ref
I'm going to try to paint one more picture.
A1 and B1 isolated on one side of the court. The game is on tv, and no one else is even in the picture. A1 drives baseline and pulls up to shoot. B1 hustles to contest the shot, but slips and falls. A1 sees a clear path to the basket and momentarily loses his mind. He pushes the ball straight down to the floorand starts to take a step to the goal. Then, he quickly realizes his mistake, throws up his hands, turns his back, and yells, "Oh, shucks!" Am I the only one here that thinks this is a violation?
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I have my doubts (particularly because the beginning of 4-15 is rather broadly worded), but for now I'm going to go with the crowd and say it's not a violation until A1 touches the ball on the upswing.
The problem with reading the rule literally is that a bounce pass, after ending a dribble, is technically prohibited.